Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote and hold public office. It is from this fact that it receives it. s nickname, the Equality State. The two men represent cattle ranching and mining in early times. The words - Livestock, Mines, Grain, and Oil - tell where Wyoming's wealth comes from today. The two dates, 1869 and 1890, tell when Wyoming organized its first government as a territory of the United States and when it became a state. The white border stands for purity and the red one which stands for the blood of early pioneers and the original Indian population.